Supply Chain Digital E-commerce is no longer considered a fad, and the online race for capturing the biggest share of the customer’s wallet has left many a traditional retailer trailing behind.
What’s left them behind is not the technology that makes online shopping possible, but the offline movement of ordered goods that are still largely managed by processes that were put in place when physical stores were the only option available to customers.READ MORE

Inc. Wisdom, vision, fearlessness — they're all qualities you'd expect in a great leader. But according to a recent study published in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, confidence is the real key to leadership that gets people wanting to follow.
Researchers looked specifically at 106 creative leaders working for a large IT company to see how their behaviors affected the creativity levels of 544 people collectively working under them. They found that when leaders feel confident in their own creativity, their subordinates actually become more creative. READ MORE

MHL NewsThe 2016 Manufacturing & Logistics Report Card, conducted by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, shows how each state ranks among its peers in several categories that are of particular interest to site selection experts for logistics. To measure the health of the logistics industry, the researchers included total logistics industry income as a share of total state income, and the employment per capita. They also included commodity flows data by both rail and road.READ MORE

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Lansdale: Customer Driven Logistics™Lansdale Warehouse is a family-owned-and-operated logistics provider located in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. Since its founding in 1958, Lansdale Warehouse has furnished comprehensive logistics services in a public and contract environment for both national and international customers who require access to the United States markets. Our "Customer Driven Logistics"™ principle means your needs as a customer are our primary focus.

Logistics ManagementSupporting the day-to-day operations within the four walls of a warehouse is no easy task, but it can get particularly onerous when your hands are tied behind your back. But that’s exactly what happens when you expect a warehouse management system to perform as expected without fully tapping all of its functionalities. The good news is that there are ways to bring out the best in your WMS without having to invest more money in the system. READ MORE

Supply Chain Management Review While there have been many changes at the Port of Oakland recently, a measure of stability has been achieved with contract extension of its executive director.
Port of Oakland Commissioners have awarded Chris Lytle a new three-year deal keeping him at the helm through July 2019. READ MORE

Business Management Daily Team meetings are the equivalent of football huddles. As such, they are one of the most visible arenas in which you can exert control over the players. Keeping your team productive frequently will come down to how well you run team meetings. Here are some techniques that might work for you.READ MORE

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Material Handling & LogisticsU.S. industrial markets absorbed a record-setting 70.1 million square feet of space in the second quarter of 2016, up 6.0 percent from the same period a year ago, and propelled year-to-date absorption to 132.2 msf.
Strikingly, 38 U.S. markets saw over 1 msf of absorption during the second quarter with 11 markets witnessing over 2 msf of quarterly net occupancy growth, according to Cushman and Wakefield.READ MORE

Business 2 CommunityOne of the most promising models for strategic decision-making in supply chain management is known as the SCOR model. Seventy leading members of the manufacturing, distribution and solutions supplier industries developed the management tool, which is short for "supply chain operations reference model." The SCOR model is a process meant to assess waste, establish standards and continuously improve. It is a repetitive framework of constant engagement and discovery, developed to describe all the business activities associated with the phases of satisfying a customer.READ MORE

Big Joe has developed a number of new equipment solutions to meet the hanging needs of omnichannel retailers. Products like our Joey task support vehicle can be deployed in small warerooms, or to expand pick faces in high sku zones to support the quick turn of product in small spaces.

Logistics ViewpointsHoliday peak season. New product launches. Flash sales.
Does the mere mention of these make you anxious?
In a supply chain, the balancing act of supply and demand can be tricky and at times costly. Forecasting, previously accepted as an art, now demands near science in order to succeed in today’s dynamic retail environment. READ MORE

By Mel Kleiman The most important piece of paper between you and the job applicant is the employment application. Yet it is such a routine document that we often overlook how vital it is. This form not only helps us make the best hiring decisions, it is also a vital, legal record-keeping tool that can keep you out of hot water. More importantly, employment applications are far and away the best way to collect the information you want and need to know about each and every applicant.READ MORE